Faith in the Unseen and Escaping the Fire of This World and the Fire of Hell

The questioner:
The questioner asks: Can it be said of those who flee and distance themselves from the fire of this world because they see it, but do not flee from the Fire of Hell, even though they engage in the deeds that lead to it, that they do not believe in the unseen?

The Shaykh:
No, my brother. What does this question say?

The questioner:
He asks: Can it be said of those who flee from the fire of this world because they see it, but do not flee from the Fire of Hell, even though they do the deeds that lead to it, that they do not believe in the unseen?

The Shaykh:
By Allah, my brother. You do not enter into people's intentions; you do not enter into people's intentions. No one knows people's intentions except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Allah commanded us to fear the Fire, to abandon the means that lead to it, namely bad deeds; He commanded us to do that. The Fire of the Hereafter is part of the knowledge of Allah. As for the Fire of this world, it is part of the knowledge of the witnessed realm. Some people only believe in what they see and do not believe in the Unseen. This person is not a believer; this person is not a believer. The one who does not believe in the Unseen and says, "I do not believe in anything except what we see," is not a believer. We believe in the Unseen based on the news of Allah and the news of His messengers. We accept that even if we do not see it, whereas the Fire of the Hereafter has signs in this world. It has signs in this world. The intense heat is from the breath of Hell, a breath from the breaths of the river. Likewise, the intense cold is a breath from the breaths of Hell. So it has effects that appear in this world. Two breaths that Allah made for the Fire: a breath in the summer and a breath in the winter. Yes. Allah.